Posts by ulalalaura

Eat more girl. 1200 is way to little. Eat at least 1800 a day. 

Eat, eat, eat!

1300 to maintain a day is too little. Depending on your age and activity level you should be maintaining somewhere between 1700 and 2200 calories WITHOUT exercise. Try eating a little more everyday or something like that, until you reach about 1800 a day. That should be good for you. 

It depends really. When bikini competitors are prepping for shows and eat to lose only body fat, they eat very very close to maintaince, almost maintaince really, but keep a really strict diet. This way you'll lose body fat without losing muscle. It is possible but I would never do that myself though as it's really hard to keep up. I am only saying this to let you know that deficits aren't always that important really.

I also try to keep a 500 calorie deficit, and try to let it be mostly from cardio. I also make sure to eat as healthy as possible (obviously;) ) to give my body everything it needs, both for sheeding weight but also to fuel the workouts. That way I lose mostly fat. I am not sure it it made that much sense really, but I hope so! Good luck with it! :) You can also PM me if you got any questions!

Good exercise plan, and your meals are looking really healthy too! Maybe eat some more veggies to get more vitamins but that would be it.

If you don't lose or gain on this amount, then yes, it's a good amount for you. If you gain, then try decreasing it, and if you lose, do the opposite. It's no harder than that! :)

If find that everytime I reach my weight loss goals (or decide to maintain) my body is always having a bit of a hard time adjusting to it. Just take it easy and don't freak out, that's the worst thing you can do. Don't obsess so much over the calories either.. I know that most people on here says it's all about 'calories in - calories out', but it's a bit more complicated than that. Just focus on eating as healthy as you can, and that'll be good! Workout for 30 min a day, but do it for the health benefits, not to burn calories. This way it'll be more fun too, trust me! 

Congratz on your weight loss btw. That must have been a truly amazing journey! :)

Do what you find fits you and your lifestyle. Of course, find out how many calories you burn in a day and start out by eating about 500 less than that. That should make you lose about 1 pound per week. 

When it comes to exercise, do as much as YOU find into YOUR lifestyle. Sometimes you wont have time to exercise and that's perfectly okay. After all living is much more important than just losing the weight. With that said, I would aim for about 3-4 days a week maybe. If that is too much then start out with 1 day or to days, just to get started. I personally burn about 200-700 calories per gym session, but again, that's just me and it depends a lot and what you do, how long you do it and at what resistance. And your weight for that matter. Again, just find an exercise that you like to do and stick with it. It doesn't really matter if you burn 100 calories or 1000 calories if you just stick with it, and sticking to it is much easier if you like the activity.

Consistency is what will bring you results in the long run so you have to figure out what works best for you!

I've had this problem before so I know how hard and frustrating it can be. There are some things you can do though.

Try eating more healthy fats. They are an awesome and easy way to get some more calories in if that's what needed. Avocado, olive oil, peanut butter and nuts in general are a super source of fat and they are very healthy for you! Also, if you tend to eat the diet or low calories, low fat versions of food, stop that. They are not good for you anyway, just loaded with something else.

I stopped and started trying to eat intuitive eating instead. Actually that's how I lost the last 8 pounds. My intention was to just stop and I only came back when I got to anxious not too. If you listen too your body everything will be fine, trust me! You just have to embrace it, and know that you are not two things fighting against each other. Then you'll be just fine. I weigh myself once a week to see how things are going. If I am gaining I eat a little less and the other way around. Stopping with counting calories and eating afer hunger cues is the best thing I've ever done!!